That's what Professor Simon Chapman called members of the most recent inquiry into wind energy. This is what he had to say: 'I have... catalogued and publicised public statements about 244 different diseases and symptoms said to be caused by turbine exposure. These include, in all seriousness, herpes, haemorrhoids, and disoriented echidnas. Look for yourself and be amazed. These public statements deserve serious critical scrutiny, which the Committee declined to apply.'

There have been 10 wind energy inquiries in 5 years.

This week Dirt Radio talked with Leigh Ewbank, co-ordinator of FoE's Yes2Renewables campaign, about the built-in bias of the inquiry, the response of the wind industry and where the campaign is heading next.